Furniture Finishers

What Does a Furniture Finishers Do?

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Brush, spray, or hand-rub finishing ingredients, such as paint, oil, stain, or wax, onto and into wood grain and apply lacquer or other sealers.
• 2Fill and smooth cracks or depressions, remove marks and imperfections, and repair broken parts, using plastic or wood putty, glue, nails, or screws.
• 3Smooth, shape, and touch up surfaces to prepare them for finishing, using sandpaper, pumice stones, steel wool, chisels, sanders, or grinders.
• 4Remove accessories prior to finishing, and mask areas that should not be exposed to finishing processes or substances.
• 5Remove old finishes and damaged or deteriorated parts, using hand tools, stripping tools, sandpaper, steel wool, abrasives, solvents, or dip baths.
• 6Treat warped or stained surfaces to restore original contours and colors.
• 7Select appropriate finishing ingredients such as paint, stain, lacquer, shellac, or varnish, depending on factors such as wood hardness and surface type.
• 8Mix finish ingredients to obtain desired colors or shades.

Required Skills

• DuPont ColorNet
• DuPont Spies Hecker Wizard
• Intuit QuickBooks
• Microsoft Office software
• Web browser software

Furniture Finishers Salary